Am I too much of a dreamer to pull this off?

InfiniteDreamer · 12-22-2012, 05:25 AM

I do apologize if this is in the wrong place.

Hello Awers,
I've been thinking of making a forum for my home region in the new year and have no idea where to begin and I'd like to have it up and running in the new year.
I had the idea to make this for a while and recently my writing group has drifted apart and no one is showing any interest (other than myself) in getting together any time soon, so I thought maybe putting the forum up would help gather fellow writers and make it easier to form groups/contacts closer to home.

And now to my questions, what kind of content should I have on my new forum and how do I attract members?

frankiebrown · 12-22-2012, 06:50 AM

Smh.

The AW forums have a regional meet and greet area.

justbishop · 12-22-2012, 07:25 AM

Also try http://www.meetup.com

I've built/run forums before. It's not easy to make them successful. There are so many other resources for finding people to write with that I'd be hesitant to jump into creating a new one, especially if you have the kind of basic questions that you asked in the OP.

12-22-2012, 05:25 AM	#1
InfiniteDreamer Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Manitoba Posts: 66	Am I too much of a dreamer to pull this off? I do apologize if this is in the wrong place. Hello Awers, I've been thinking of making a forum for my home region in the new year and have no idea where to begin and I'd like to have it up and running in the new year. I had the idea to make this for a while and recently my writing group has drifted apart and no one is showing any interest (other than myself) in getting together any time soon, so I thought maybe putting the forum up would help gather fellow writers and make it easier to form groups/contacts closer to home. And now to my questions, what kind of content should I have on my new forum and how do I attract members? __________________ "Sane is boring." ~~~~~ WIP: 1) Shifted 2) Dex ~InfiniteDreamer A.K.A Morton Rainey~

12-22-2012, 06:50 AM	#2
frankiebrown Simplify. Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 612	Smh. The AW forums have a regional meet and greet area. __________________ "To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish." Blog last updated 4/23: WORLD BOOK NIGHT: Giving books to complete strangers for free! VIRAL - Let the Querying Begin! on twitter: @frankiebrown25

12-22-2012, 07:25 AM	#3
justbishop Proud Literary Sadist Join Date: May 2012 Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 956	Also try http://www.meetup.com I've built/run forums before. It's not easy to make them successful. There are so many other resources for finding people to write with that I'd be hesitant to jump into creating a new one, especially if you have the kind of basic questions that you asked in the OP. __________________ Watch your words spread hope like fire TL3W, YA Contemporary novella: querying! Untitled YA PNR(?) WIP: 36,329/50,000

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